diff --git a/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/luaffi/ffi.c b/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/luaffi/ffi.c
index 78fa014b3b42739f515faad9b6fe38fa2acb93ab..abeeb5f1fe00ab89b9d6f4c2cb79a71527207667 100644
--- a/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/luaffi/ffi.c
+++ b/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/luaffi/ffi.c
@@ -3398,14 +3398,14 @@ static int setup_upvals(lua_State* L)
     lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "64bit");
 #else
-#error
+# define UNSUPPORTED_ARCH /* error */
 #endif
 
 #if defined ARCH_X86 || defined ARCH_X64 || defined ARCH_ARM || defined ARCH_PPC64
     lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "le");
 #else
-#error
+# define UNSUPPORTED_ARCH  /*error*/
 #endif
 
 #if defined ARCH_X86 || defined ARCH_X64 || defined ARCH_PPC64
@@ -3415,7 +3415,7 @@ static int setup_upvals(lua_State* L)
     lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "softfp");
 #else
-#error
+# define UNSUPPORTED_ARCH /*error*/
 #endif
     lua_pop(L, 1); /* abi tbl */
 
@@ -3458,7 +3458,7 @@ static int setup_upvals(lua_State* L)
 #elif defined ARCH_PPC64
     lua_pushliteral(L, "ppc64");
 #else
-# error
+# define UNSUPPORTED_ARCH /* error */
 #endif
     lua_setfield(L, 1, "arch");